It’s not often that ESPN colleagues will call each other out but that’s exactly what happened recently when Bomani Jones sent an on-air message to Colin Cowherd.
Cowherd infamously hammered Wall early in his NBA career:
“Let me tell you something: I’m a big believer, when it comes to quarterbacks and point guards. Who’s your dad? Who’s your dad? Because I like confrontational players, I don’t like passive aggressive. Strong families equal strong leaders.”
Following Wall’s emotional breakdown following the loss of his young friend earlier this week, Cowherd (sort of) came around a bit:
“Do I think John Wall has grown up? Absolutely. Do I think he was immature when he broke into the league? Absolutely … The first couple of years he was a turnover machine and couldn’t shoot because he took lousy shots. Do I think he’s evolved? Yes. Do I think he’s matured? Absolutely. Do I think he’s got character? Yeah. You don’t play defense like that without deeply caring about teammates … John Wall plays real defense. He’s got real character.”
Jones sent this message to Cowherd:
Jones’ message apparently stunned fill-in host Pablo Torre:
